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May 7, 2024, 4:00 PM
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple unveils $999+ 11" and $1,299+ 13" iPad Pros, with M4, an OLED Ultra Retina XDR screen, up to 1,600 nits; the 13" is Apple's thinnest product yet, at 5.1mm  —  At its “Let Loose” virtual event this morning, Apple introduced its long-awaited iPad Pro updates.
The Verge:
Apple announces M4, a new chip focused on improving AI-related tasks, featuring up to 4x faster GPU performance than the M2 and 50% faster CPU than M2  —  Apple's next-generation chip, the M4, is coming to the new iPad Pro.  The new OLED iPad Pro models will include the upgraded chip …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces new $599+ 11" and $799+ 13" iPad Airs, featuring an M2 chip, a landscape front camera, and faster Wi-Fi, available in four colors next week  —  Apple has officially unveiled the all-new iPad Air 6.  For the first time, the iPad Air comes in two sizes: 11-inch and 13-inch.
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
The new iPad Pro drops the ultra-wide camera; 1TB and 2TB models have 16GB RAM and M4 chips with 10-core CPUs, vs. 8GB RAM and 9-core CPU M4 in 256/512GB models  —  While the new iPad Pro with M4 is a major step forward across the board, there a couple gotchas to be aware of.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Apple previews a new Final Cut Camera mobile app and announces updates for Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro, including Live Multicam, external projects on iPad, more  —  Apple is updating two of its biggest pro apps to complement the new iPad Pro models announced today.
David Pierce / The Verge:
iPad Pro hands-on: its thin design is the first thing you notice; the upgraded Magic Keyboard's body and trackpad are much higher end than in the previous model  —  Apple just announced a new iPad Pro, and at a watch party in New York City, a few reporters got to take a look at Apple's new tablet firsthand.
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple lowers the price of 10th-gen iPads $100 to $349 and discontinues the 9th-gen iPad with Home button and headphone jack  —  While refreshing the iPad lineup with new iPad Air and iPad Pro tablets, Apple has also rejiggered the starting lineup as well.  Starting today, the iPad 10th generation is priced from $349.
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces Apple Pencil Pro, featuring a squeeze gesture, haptic feedback, Find My support, and more, available for $129, the same price as the Pencil 2
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts Magic Keyboard for the M4 iPad Pro, featuring a larger trackpad and a row of function keys, for $299 for the 11" model and $349 for the 13" model
Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa says the company will announce Switch's successor this fiscal year; Nintendo has sold 141M+ units since Switch's 2017 debut  —  - Company missed profit estimates for the March quarter  — Outlook falls shy of expectations as flagship console ages
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
UK and US authorities identify and charge the leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, a 31-year-old Russian national; the US also issued sanctions against him  —  The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed.
New York Times:
Sources and messages: Binance compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan told executives and Nigerian contacts of a ~$150M crypto bribe request, prior to his arrest  —  A compliance officer for the cryptocurrency exchange told senior executives and Nigerian contacts that the company had been asked to pay $150 million in crypto.
New York Times:
TikTok sues the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban, saying it violates users' First Amendment rights and divestiture is “simply not possible”  —  The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users' First Amendment rights.
CNBC:
Disney reported Disney+ and Hulu had an operating income of $47M in Q2, vs. a loss of $587M YoY, the first time the streamers had a combined profit in a quarter  —  The “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World …
Julian Chokkattu / Wired:
Google unveils Pixel 8a with the Tensor G3 chip, a 6.1" 120Hz OLED with up to 2K nits brightness, and Gemini Nano access, shipping May 14 for $499+  —  The company's refined midrange Android phone packs its flagship Tensor G3 chipset.  The handset was announced ahead of next week's Google I/O conference.
Nqobile Dludla / Reuters:
Amazon launches its online store in South Africa, offering same-day and next-day delivery and 3,000+ pickup points, challenging local rivals like Takealot.com  —  Amazon (AMZN.O) launched its online shopping service in South Africa on Tuesday, challenging a number of online retailers dominated by Naspers' (NPNJn.J) Takealot.com.

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A Paramount shareholder lawsuit claims David and Larry Ellison made an illegal deal with Trump in trade for approval of the WBD merger, promising to revamp CNN

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Brendan Carr proposes repealing the national ownership cap, which restricts amassing TV stations that cover more than 39% of households, and sets an Aug. 6 vote

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The NYT filed a motion Wednesday to quash DOJ subpoenas of three of its reporters demanding they disclose their sources, following coverage of Air Force One

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
US and Chinese diplomats plan to meet later in May to find common ground on AI usage and situations where AI should be banned, like controlling nuclear arsenals
Rick Claypool / Public Citizen:
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Associated Press:
A look at Campaign Nucleus, an AI company from ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, who says its AI can generate emails, gauge voter sentiment, and more

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Kyle Alspach / CRN:
Google Cloud unveils Google Threat Intelligence, which uses Gemini and combines insights from Mandiant, VirusTotal, and Google to provide faster protection
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple has been building a chip designed to run AI software in data center servers; the project is codenamed Project ACDC, or Apple Chips in Data Center
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
UK-based Wayve, which is developing a self-learning system for autonomous driving, raised a $1.05B Series C led by SoftBank, the UK's largest AI fundraise ever
Sky News:
Sources: China has hacked a payroll system used by the UK's Ministry of Defence, targeting service personnel; names and bank details have been exposed
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